Cecilia Bartoli, Céline Scheen, Vito Priante & Marina Viotti Lead 2026 Salzburg Whitsun Festival

The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2026 season themed “Bon Voyage.” Opera Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” will be conducted by Gianluca Capuano and directed by Barrie Kosky. The ensemble cast will include Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Viotti, Mélissa Petit, Tara Erraught, Edgardo Rocha, Dmitry Korchak, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Florian Sempey, Misha Kiria, Peter Kellner, Giovanni Romeo, Helena Rasker, Rodolphe Briand, {…}

Jul 4, 2025

Benjamin Bernheim, Elīna Garanča & Aida Garifullina Lead the 2025 Concert de Paris

On July 14, the Concert de Paris will be held at the Eiffel Tower and will be broadcast on France 2. The Chœur de Radio France, Maîtrise de Radio France, and Orchestre National de France will be led by Cristian Măcelaru. Soloists this year will include Aida Garifullina, Julie Fuchs, Bruno de Sá, Elīna Garanča, Benjamin Bernheim, Florian Sempey, Gautier Capuçon, Dom La Nena, and Bomsori Kim. {…}

Jun 6, 2025

Corinne Winter, Federica Lombardi, Alex Esposito, Freddie De Tommaso, Gregory Kunde, Angel Blue & Serena Sáenz Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2025-26 Season

The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. Lorenzo Viotti conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production by Johannes Erath. Iván Ayón-Rivas, Alex Esposito, Ruth Iniesta, Florian Sempey, and Ekaterine Buachidze. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “La descente d’Orphée aux enfers” will star Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier, Sydney Frodsham, Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi, Attila {…}

Apr 25, 2025

Nino Machaidze, Santiago Ballerini, Karine Deshayes, Teresa Iervolino & John Osborn Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be showcased in a production by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Michele Spotti. Salomé Jicia, Hélène Carpentier, Teresa Iervolino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Alberto Robert, and Florian Sempey star. Performance Dates: Nov. 9-15, 2025 Alessandro Cadario conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directing. The production will {…}

Mar 29, 2025

Opéra de Monte-Carlo 2024-25 Review: ‘L’Heure espagnole’ & ‘L’Enfant et les sortilèges’

(Photo: ©OMC Marco Borrelli) A Parisian critic during the belle époque once wrote about the Opéra de Monte-Carlo: “If only the Paris Opera could assemble for one special performance a cast equivalent to the one that the inhabitants of the little earthly paradise on the Mediterranean will be able to applaud all winter long!” (La Renaissance musicale, October 8, 1881) {…}

Mar 15, 2025

Medici.tv Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Ravel’s Birth With Live Performances & Exclusive New Releases

Medici.tv pays tribute to Maurice Ravel on the 150th anniversary of his birth with a deep dive into his complete works and more. Two livestreams of composer’s instrumental work kick off the anniversary festivities. On March 27, the platform will livestream Ravel’s complete operatic masterpieces. One century to the day after its premiere at the very same venue, “L’Enfant et {…}

Oct 29, 2024

Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

Acte 4 has announced its 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Sopranos Emőke Baráth and Lauranne Oliva, countertenor Tim Mead, tenor Robin Tritschler, and baritone Benjamin Appl are soloists in Handel’s “Messiah.” They are joined by The Spiritual Concert orchestra and choir and directed by Hervé Niquet. Performance Dates: December 11, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre sings Sapho, Iphise and Eglé {…}

Jul 10, 2024

Festival d’Aix en Provence 2024 Review: ‘Iphigénie en Aulide’ & ‘Iphigénie en Tauride’

(Photo credit: Monika Rittershaus) Who’s afraid of double bills? We all love “Cav.” and “Pag.,” and there is some room in everyone’s heart for a “The Human Voice” meets “Bluebeard’s Castle;” nevertheless, Gluck’s Iphigenia operas performed together was a bit of a challenge. The operas, lasting two hours each, are easily stand-alone pieces, and—even though they share a protagonist—they appear {…}

Jun 13, 2024

Karine Deshayes, Jacquelyn Wagner, Matthias Goerne & Patricia Petibon Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux ‘s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2024-25 Season. Opera The season opens with “Le Pavillon aux pivoines” with Guo Xaionan directing. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” will be conducted by Salvatore Caputo and directed by Julien Duval. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-9, 2024 Lucie Leguay conducts “Les sentinelles” with Chloé Lechat directing. The {…}

May 29, 2024

Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli, Pretty Yende, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna & Benjamin Bernheim Lead Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2024-25 season. Festival Centenaire Puccini Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Puccini’s “La Rondine“ in Concert. Pretty Yende, Charles Castronovo, Deanna Breiwick, Juan Francisco Gatell, and Roberto de Candia. Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2024 Anna Netrebko, Nino Machaidze, Mariam Battistelli, Yusif Eyvazov, and Florian Sempey lead Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Biagio Pizzuti, Giorgi Manoshvili, and Matteo Peirone {…}

May 9, 2024

Natalie Dessay, Nina Stemme, Emöke Baráth, Jakub Józef Orlinski & Pene Pati Lead Opéra national du Rhin’s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra national du Rhin has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the opera performances. George Benjamin’s “Picture a day like this” opens the season. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-20, 2024 Jakub Józef Orlinski and Michał Biel will perform Purcell, Haendel, Schubert, Baird, and Łukaszewski. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2024 Alex Rosen, Emöke Baráth, Adèle Charvet, Laurence Kilsby, Lauranne Oliva, Christophe {…}